Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enemyness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: en-e-my-ness
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being an enemy; enmity.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Several facts indicate his "enemyness": (1) the Arawete killer confers names his enemy's soul gives him, but does not "wear" them himself. (2) He must not resume sexual relations with his wife until long after the killing, […]"
"While this discourse resembled other Cold War narratives of "enemyness," and while the Nation of Islam itself nurtured an oppositional identity, representations of the group were particularly racialized and classist […]"

Etymology

From enemy + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: enemy

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does enemyness mean?: The quality of being an enemy; enmity.
Where does enemyness come from?: From enemy + -ness.

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